US Air Force

Pratt & Whitney Receives $4.38B F-35 Engine Contract

The US Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Pratt and Whitney a $4.38 billion contract to deliver 178 F-35 fighter engines.

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USAF Completes National Guard F-16 Fleet Radar Upgrade

The US Air Force has completed the installation of the Northrop Grumman AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar on a fleet of 72 Air National Guard F-16 aircraft.

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US Air Force Taps BlueHalo to Build Virtual Directed Energy Range

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a 10-year contract to BlueHalo to build a directed energy simulation range.

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US Air Force Awards Stand-in Attack Weapon Contracts

The US Air Force has awarded initial weapon system integration contracts for the Stand-in Attack Weapon to three firms.

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Lockheed Martin to Upgrade US Air Force C-5M Cargo Plane

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $34.7 million contract to perform upgrades on the C-5M Super Galaxy cargo jets of the US Air Force.

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US Air Force’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Enters Development Phase

US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall announced on Wednesday that the sixth-generation jet fighter has entered the development stage.

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USAF B-21 Bomber Maiden Flight Pushed to 2023

The US Air Force’s B-21 Raider bomber is projected to take its maiden flight in 2023, Northrop Grumman announced.

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L3Harris Selected for F-5 Fighter Upgrade

US Defense contractor Tactical Support has selected L3Harris Technologies to upgrade the F-5 Advanced Tiger aircraft.

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Russia, SpaceX, and Electronic Warfare: It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again

The US DoD can't expect to mimic Starlink’s ESM warriors if they aren’t willing to mimic SpaceX's from and funding, and organizational and staffing perspective.

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US, Italy Paratroopers Complete Air Assault Training Mission

The US and Italy have completed a joint air assault training operation involving hundreds of paratroopers.

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